February 24

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 24
Paul Jones from Manfred Mann is 68; Lonnie Turner, formerly with the Steve Miller Band, is 63; George Thorogood is 60;

ON THIS DATE
1969 The Jimi Hendrix Experience performed their last concert in London at the Royal Albert Hall
1992 Kurt Cobain of Nirvana and Courtney Love marry
1993 At the Grammys: Eric Clapton's "Tears In Heaven" is the big winner of the evening, Melissa Etheridge’s "Ain’t It Heavy" wins Best Rock Performance, Female, Best Hard Rock Song goes to the Red Hot Chili Peppers "Give It Away"
1998 The Smashing Pumplins are sued by Virgin Records, who claim the band owed them an album three months earlier
2004 After We Go by Tantric is released
2008 ZZ Top play a pre-race show at the '08 Auto Club 500, the debut West Coast event of the NASCAR season, at the California Speedway

IN CONCERT
Sunday, March 14 LYNYRD SKYNYRD Florida Strawberry Festival Grounds Plant City
Saturday, Rocktober 2 RICHIE HAVENS Orange County Convention Center Orlando
Thursday, Rocktober 28 STARSHIP featuring Mickey Thomas Disney World Lake Buena Vista

IN THE NEWS
Black Eyed Peas Take John Lennon Educational Tour Bus On The Road
Jeff Beck on New LP “Emotion & Commotion” and Recording the Perfect Guitar Solo
Roger Daltrey Wants to Sing the Blues With Jimmy Page